* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ONE 30. [00:00:03] GRATEFUL TO HAVE CODE HERE. WHO SO GOOD WITH, UM, RUNNING THESE MEETINGS? UH, LEMME START WITH CALL TO ORDER. IS THIS FOR THIS OUT? UH, ROBERT BLAIR, COMMISSIONER ROBERT BLAIR. PRESENT COMMISSIONER, UH, GORDON CAGER. HERE. COMMISSIONER JOE MURRAY HERE. AND CHAIR COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH LAMB HERE YOU HAVE A FORUM. TERRIFIC. AND THAT CONSTITUTES THE ROLL CALL, CORRECT? YES. ALRIGHT. SO REGULAR AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM ONE, RECOMMENDATION. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM S CAPITAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH. SO MOVED. FIVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO THAT MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO RECOMMENDATIONS, RECEIVING THE FILE TITLE'S, CAPITAL PROJECT COMMITTEE REPORT. UM, I BREAK FOR THE REPORT FROM THE STAFF AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UM, CHARLENE ZUKO. MM-HMM . OKAY. GOT IT RIGHT. . AND SHE'S GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO A PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS. YES. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. SO, UM, I THINK COMMISSIONER BLAIR, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW WHO I AM. UM, I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN YOU AT THE LAST OR PAST FEW, UM, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SO JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. UH, MY NAME IS CHARLENE SUPPA. I WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP. UM, OUR GROUP OVERSEES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, FACILITIES, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACES IS, UH, TITLE CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM, I SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON PARKS AND OPEN SPACES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL AS TITLE ONE CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM, JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF MY TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. STEVEN FIGUERA AND HUGO LOU, WHO ARE, UM, UH, WHO'S SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER RESPECTIVELY. AND, UM, UH, CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR. HUGO STARTED WITH US THIS PAST MONDAY. SO I, UM, SIMILAR TO, UM, PAST CAPITAL COMMITTEE PROJECT UPDATES, WE TYPICALLY GO THROUGH PROJECTS THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION. THOSE ARE IN THE BIDDING AND AWARD FEE. UM, THOSE ARE IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN. UM, SO, UH, WE TOOK SOME PROJECTS OFF THE LIST, UH, FROM THE LAST CAPITAL COMMITTEE UPDATE 'CAUSE WE, UH, THOSE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED. UM, SO THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION, AND THESE ARE THE FEW THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE COLORADO LAGOON OPEN CHANNEL. UM, THE SCOPE IS TO CREATE AN OPEN WATER RATE APPROVED TITLE, CIRCULATION AND TITLE REGIMES AND THE COLORADO LAGOON. UH, THROUGH THAT PROJECT, WE'RE CREATING NEW WETLANDS, UM, IMPROVING FIELDS, AND NOT LISTED HERE, BUT, UH, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THAT, WE ARE CONSTRUCTING TWO BRIDGES. UH, ONE OF THE BRIDGES YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, IN THE UPPER, UM, RIGHT, UM, IS THE LOCATION OF A FUTURE BRIDGE. BUT BEFORE THAT BRIDGE IS CONSTRUCTED, UM, WE INSTALLED A SEWER SIPHON LINE. UM, WE'RE PROUD TO REPORT THAT THE SEWER SIPHON, UH, IS COMPLETE AND THE SIPHON IS LIKE ONE OF THE DEEPEST PORTIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR SEWER LINE DESIGN. UM, AND AS OF EARLY SEPTEMBER, WE STARTED, UH, CREATING THE SUBGRADE PREPARATION AND BASE FOR THE COLORADO STREET BRIDGE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. UH, SEWER REPLACEMENT WORK FOR THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE YEAR. UM, AND THEN RIGHT NOW, MARINA VISTA PARK SOILS LEACHING AND SOIL PREPARATION UNDERWAY IS UNDERWAY. AND SOILS LEACHING IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE REMOVE SALTS FROM THE SOILS IN THIS AREA, UM, TO PREPARE IT FOR SO INSTALLATION SO WE CAN HAVE A HEALTHY AND THRIVING, UM, GRASSY LAWN AREA THAT'S READY FOR TURNOVER AND, AND USE IN A FEW MONTHS. UM, WE ARE STILL, UM, UNDER CONSTRUCTION VERY MUCH SO, AND WE'RE TARGETING ROADWAY REOPENINGS FOR EARLY 2026. UM, AND THAT'S OUR UPDATE FOR THE COLORADO LAG. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET AN UPDATE TOUR? I KNOW THE ONES WE DID EARLIER WERE, UM, VERY SUCCESSFUL AND INFORMATIVE. WE CAN, UM, WE HAVE, UH, STRICT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PASSED DOWN TO OUR CONTRACTOR. SO, UH, THAT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION, SAFETY [00:05:01] BOOTS, VESTS, UM, TENNIS SHOES WILL NO LONGER, UH, SUFFICE. I HAVE STEEL TOE BOOTS, CONSTRUCTION BOOTS. YES, WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO HOST A, A TOUR AND, UH, WE'LL LEAVE IT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S DON'T VIOLATE YOUR TOUR. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. FORUM ENVIRONMENTS. YEAH. WELL, AND I THINK IT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE WE CAN SPREAD THE NEWS THAT THE PROJECT'S MOVING FORWARD. AND, UM, I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU CAN, IF YOU HAVE A MORE PRECISE TARGET THAN EARLY 2026 YES. OR WHAT, IS THERE A DATE YOU'RE STRIVING FOR? YES. SO RIGHT NOW OUR PRIORITY IS TO REOPEN THE ROADWAYS IN EARLY 2026. SO THAT WAS THE PRIORITY WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AT THE JANUARY, I'M SORRY, I BELIEVE IT WAS ACTUALLY FEBRUARY, UM, COMMUNITY MEETING FROM THIS YEAR. WE'RE HOPING TO ACTUALLY OPEN THE FIELD, UH, SOONER, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL IN HEAVY, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION WITH PROBLEMS THAT ARISE EACH DAY. SO WE DON'T, UM, IT'S HARD TO SAY IT'S PRECISELY, BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FINISH THE PROJECT BY EARLY 2026. BUT OUR PRIORITY IS REALLY REOPENING. SO IF SOME OF THE PLANTING HAS TO LIKE, UM, LAG BEHIND, UM, WE WILL DO THAT BECAUSE, UM, THAT REQUIRES LESS HEAVY CIVIL WORK AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN YOU'RE GONNA GET, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. I GET THAT. UM, I JUST THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC PROJECT AND I KNOW PEOPLE LIKE TO SHOW UP AT MEETINGS AND COMPLAIN . I'VE NEVER HAD THAT EXPERIENCE, BUT, UM, UH, I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN IT'S DONE AND PEOPLE WILL REALLY BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY WORKING ON IT. DID ANY COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR, OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? YES, PLEASE. UM, IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN ONE OF THE ROADS EARLIER THAN THE OTHER ROAD TO GET SOME TRAFFIC BENEFIT THERE? AT THIS POINT? THE, THE COST OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS. SO WE'RE REALLY APPROACHING ROADWAY, UH, REOPENING FOR BOTH ROADS. UM, THE CHALLENGE IS, UM, ELLIOT TEES INTO COLORADO. SO WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDIES AND DESIGN OF ELLIOT, IT, IT IS, IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT, IT'S JUST, IT WOULD TAKE JUST AS LONG AND THOSE TWO ESSENTIALLY DOVETAILED TOGETHER. AND SO, UM, THERE'S ESSENTIALLY LACK OF PROPER TRAFFIC, UM, CONTROLS, UM, WHERE, UH, THIRD STREET, LIKE THE SMALL STREET THAT NEAR LARRY CURTIS PARK INTERSECTS WITH ELLIOT. SO IT'S JUST VERY PROBLEMATIC. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IT'S ACTUALLY IN, IT'S NOT QUITE IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT PORTIONS OF IT ARE COMPLETE. UM, SO AS PART OF OUR SPORTS PORTS PROJECT, UM, WE DID HAVE A LANDSCAPING COMPONENT THAT WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR. UM, SO PART OF OUR WORK INCLUDES INSTALLING, UH, DUNE HABITAT AND LANDSCAPING. UM, AND SO THAT PART OF THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY OUT TO BID. UM, SO WE'RE EXPECTING, UH, PROPOSALS, UM, SOMETIME AT THE END OF, UH, OCTOBER. AND WITH THAT WE WOULD, UM, HOPE TO AWARD A, A SMALL CONTRACT FOR A DO DO PLAN INSTALLATION. AND SO THIS PROJECT, UM, AFTER THAT, THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE, COMPLETE DONE DONE. WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE FOR THAT? DID I MISS YOU SAYING THAT? WE, WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE RIGHT NOW, SO, UM, WE'RE EXPECTING, UM, PRICING AND BIDS TO COME IN FOR, FOR THE WORK IN OCTOBER. AND DEPENDING ON, I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IF THE PLANS ARE READILY AVAILABLE OR IF THEIR CONTRACT GROW. UM, BUT WE'LL, WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU THE NEXT, UH, BRIEFING OR PROVIDED BY A FOLLOW UP EMAIL. AND ARE THE DEADLINES FOR THE LANDSCAPING THE SAME AS, UH, CON UH, LOOKING FOR A CONTRACTOR THE SAME AS FOR THE BASKETBALL AND SKATING AREA FOR DIFFERENT DEADLINES? NO. WHAT ARE THE DEADLINES? SO THE, THE, THERE IS NO DEADLINE FOR THE LANDSCAPING. THE, UM, HARDSCAPE AND PARTS WORK IS COMPLETE. IT WAS A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR. UM, AND THE, BECAUSE THE GRANT CAME SOME TIME AFTER, SO IT WAS SEPARATED OUT AND WE JUST, WE JUST WANTED A MORE SPECIALIZED EXPERT TO INSTALL THE PLAN. SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT IT OUT TO BID SO WE COULD HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ENSURE THAT IT'S DONE, UM, ACCORDING TO THE PLANS AND SPECS. SO I GUESS MY RESPECTFUL REQUEST WOULD, WOULD BE NEXT TIME WE MEET THAT EVERYBODY WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TIMELINE WAS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN SHARE THAT. YEAH, WE CONNECT WITH OUR LANDSCAPING, [00:10:01] UM, UH, ECOLOGIST. I'M SORRY, THE CITY HAS A LANDSCAPING DEPARTMENT? NO, WE HAVE A CONSULTANT. OH, YOU CONSULTANT. IT'S TITLED, I'M SORRY, TITLED INFLUENCE. OH, YEAH, YEAH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY IN, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY IN CONSTRUCTION BUT NOT QUITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND SO WE HAVE AN AWARD AWARDED VENDOR AND CONTRACTOR THAT'S HELPING US WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MARINE MAINTENANCE DOCK. THE DOCK FABRICATION IS UNDERWAY AND DELIVERY IS PENDING. UM, THAT INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IN OCTOBER, 2025 AFTER, UH, THE DOCK IS FULLY COMPLETED AND DELIVERED TO LONG BEACH. WHO'S THE DOCK BUILDER? BELLINGHAM? IS IT BELLINGHAM? I THINK IT'S BELLINGHAM. RIGHT. AND THEN INSTALLER IS A COMPANY, UM, NAME JILL J JILL CORPORATION. UM, ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S ALSO IN THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING PHASE IS OUR REPLACEMENT OF THE BEACH LIFEGUARD TOWERS, TOWERS ONE THROUGH 19. UM, THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, UM, ON MARCH 4TH, THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT. UM, SO THE COMPANY IS, UH, CURRENTLY, UH, MANUFACTURING THESE REPLACEMENT LIFEGUARD TOWERS. WE'RE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE THE FIRST SHIPMENT. UM, AND WE HAVE ROLLING DELIVERIES ANTICIPATED BEGINNING IN EARLY 2026. SO THE TARGET IS TO, UM, DELIVER ON THREE OR FOUR AT A TIME. AND, UM, PHASE IN THE REPLACEMENT, JUST, UM, BECAUSE THE, THE OUTFIT THAT'S PRODUCING THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. SO I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT ARE THEY, IS IT WOOD? IS IT, IT'S IT SORT OF A YEAH. MATERIAL TOWERS. UM, THEY'RE SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING ONES. THEY'RE FIBERGLASS. YES. OKAY. IN CASE THIS IS EVER ASKED IN JEOPARDY, WHAT'S THE TYPICAL LIFESPAN OF THE LIFEGUARD TOWER? SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS SOME OF THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS WE'VE HAD IN PLACE, AND I THINK TODD MIGHT KNOW THIS BETTER, IS APPROXIMATELY 20 PLUS YEARS. SO SOME OF 'EM, SO THEY'RE, SOME OF 'EM ARE ON, ON THE, ON THEIR, THEY'RE STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE MORE MAINTENANCE. SO BECAUSE OF THE FIBERGLASS, UM, STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM, THE LIFEGUARDS BELIEVE THAT'S THE MOST DURABLE AND HAS THE LONGEST SHELF LIFE IF YOU'LL 20 YEARS. RIGHT. OKAY. , WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL OF 'EM THAT ARE OLDER THAN THAT. 20 YEARS SEEMS TO BE AVERAGE. AVERAGE, YEAH. ANY, UH, REPURPOSING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LIKE, I DUNNO, RETIREMENT? UM, THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR OUR PARTNERS IN MARINE SAFETY. I, UM, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISPOSING OF 'EM OR RETAINING THEM AS EITHER SPARE MATERIALS, BUT THAT'S A, THAT'S A, UM, WE CAN CONNECT YOU WITH, UH, ONE OF THE, UM, CONTACTS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH AT THE LIFEGUARD TOWERS, BUT I'M, I'M NOT SURE. IT'S NOT OUR, UM, IT'S NOT OUR, UM, ASSET THAT YOU . OKAY. SO D'S BOAT LAUNCH RAMP, RESTROOM PARKING LOT. UM, THERE'S OTHER ELEMENTS IN THIS PROJECT SCOPE, INCLUDING A FISH CLEANING STATION AND A WASH DOWN STATION. UM, BUT WE HAD TO KEEP THE TITLE KIND OF, UM, SHORT ENOUGH TO, UH, FOR, FOR PROJECT TITLING PURPOSES. UM, OUR BID PACKAGE IS ALL, IS ALREADY PUT TOGETHER. THIS IS A REBID PACKAGE. WE ARE TARGETING BID RELEASE SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, 2025 AFTER WE GET THE REQUISITE, UM, LEGAL APPROVALS FROM OUR, UM, CITY TEAM TO RELEASE AND ADVERTISE THIS PROJECT. UM, THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY, UH, UH, DIVISION OF VOTING AND WATERWAYS GRANT AND, AND SUB MARINA FUNDS. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT, UM, THIS PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, UM, AND HOPE WE GET FAVORABLE BIDS, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. AND, UM, AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF HELPING PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC AND OTHERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN, UM, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF THIS AND WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND WHY WE'RE AT THIS BIG PACKAGE PROCESS AT THIS POINT? SURE. SO IN TODD, MAYBE YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE PROJECT STARTED. I THINK IT STARTED [00:15:01] BEFORE, UM, I RETURNED TO THE CITY. UM, BUT THERE WAS A, A, A NEED TO REBUILD THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP DUE TO DETERIORATION. UM, THE PARKING LOT IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CRACKING, UM, WATER INTRUSION AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY, UM, BEYOND JUST A SLURRY SEAL REPAIR. SO IT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT TO, UH, MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY. UM, THE LIGHTING, UM, IS ALSO IN POOR CONDITION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS SOME OF THE LIGHT POSTS HAVE BAILED, AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE REPLACEMENT AS WELL. UM, AND THE, UH, RESTROOMS, THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS ARE IN POOR CONDITION, UM, AND EXPERIENCE A LOT OF, UM, WEAR AND TEAR AND ABUSE, UM, AS MANY OF OUR, UH, RESTROOMS AS MANY OF OUR PUBLIC RESTROOMS DO, UM, EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY. UM, SO THE CITY DID RECEIVE, UH, PLANNING AND DESIGN FUNDING FROM THE DIVISION OF VOTING AND WATERWAYS, UM, TO REHABILITATE THE LOT. UM, THE DIVISION OF BODE AND WATERWAYS PRIORITIZES, UH, BOATER COASTAL ACCESS. UM, AND SO, UM, WITH THE, WITH THE DESIGN, UM, BEING COMPLETED, THEY, UH, APPROVED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, ABOUT 6 MILLION TO THE CITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF WORK. UH, WE ACTUALLY BID THE PROJECT AT ONCE, BUT IT, IT WAS, IT CAME IN A LITTLE BIT HIGH. SO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE, THE STATE AND THE VISION OF VOTING AND WATERWAYS, UH, WE VALUE ENGINEERED, UH, THE PROJECT, UM, ADJUSTED SOME DESIGN ELEMENTS AND TWEAKS, UM, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE ELEMENTS AND, AND THE DESIGN INTENT AND PROJECT GOALS. AND SO HERE WE ARE, UH, IN FALL 2025 REBIDDING ESSENTIALLY. SO THAT'S A BIT OF THE BACKGROUND. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORY. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, ARE THESE, UM, TOPICS THAT WE'VE GONE OVER HERE? IT SAYS AVAILABLE BUDGET, SO LIKE, THIS SAYS AVAILABLE BUDGET, 8.9 MILLION, THE GRANT MONEY AND MARINA FUNDS. SO IS THE 8.9, THE 6 MILLION FROM THE STATE AND THEN PLUS 2.9 MILLION 2.9, UM, IN, WELL, IT'S ALL OF IT. IT'S, THERE IS, UM, THERE ARE EARLIER SEED FUNDS FROM TIDELANDS, UM, AND THEN EARLIER SEED FUNDS FROM DIVISION OF VOTING WATERWAYS. THE CONSTRUCTION GRANT WAS 6 MILLION. OKAY. AND SO THE GRANT MONEY IS STILL IN HAND WITH THE CITY? YES, THEY HAVE NOT, THEY HAVE NOT CLO THAT BACK YET, SO WE DO WANT TO SUSPEND IT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT. YEAH. FAVORITE PROJECT? BELMONT POOL. SO BELMONT POOL. UM, THE SCOPE IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW RECREATION POOL AND SUPPORT FACILITIES. UM, JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS RELATED TO STATUS AS, UM, LAST YEAR WE PRE-QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE WORK. UM, WHEN I PRESENTED TO YOU IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE, YOU WERE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, UPDATING THE PLANS AND SPECS AND REPACKAGING THOSE FOR BID. UM, THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY OUT FOR BIDDING, UM, AS OF THIS WEEK. AND THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION PROJECT AMENDMENT APPROVAL IS PENDING. UH, THE PROJECT AMENDMENT APPROVAL, UH, RELATES TO THE REDUCED PROJECT SIZE. SO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION WAS A MUCH LARGER PROJECT AND FACILITY. AND SO THE AMENDMENT, UM, APPROVAL IS FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT'S FOR THE SMALLER, UM, TWO POOL PROJECT, THE BUILDING AND THE, UH, SUPPORT, UH, SUPPORT ROOM ESSENTIALLY. UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ONCE AGAIN ON THE AVAILABLE BUDGET. DO YOU KNOW THAT PROJECT HAS EXPENDED FUNDS OVER TIME AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DIFFERENT NUMBERS BROUGHT OUT IN PUBLIC. SO ONCE AGAIN, THE NOTION OF, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW, GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT, UM, OTHER EXPENDITURES, DO YOU HAVE A BALLPARK FIGURE RIGHT NOW? CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BUDGET? SO THE, THE LAST BID WE GOT, OR ROUGHLY THE LAST, UM, RANGE OF BIDS RANGE JUST FOR CONSTRUCTION, NO OWNERS CONTINGENCY, WHICH WE ALWAYS AWARD, UM, FOR UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS, IT RANGED FROM 57 TO 62 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION. UM, THE FUNDS AVAILABLE THAT THE CITY ARE ROUGHLY 40 MILLION, 45 MILLION LEFT AS A PART OF THE BUDGET. UM, THAT SOUNDS, [00:20:01] UH, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN FUNDS SPENT. YES. SO IT WOULD BE BASICALLY, 'CAUSE WE TAKE IT AS A TOTAL, TOTAL PROJECT COST. SO IT WOULD BE 77 MILLION MINUS ACTUALS, WHICH WOULD BE IN THE ROUGH RANGE OF PROBABLY 20 MILLION. AND THEN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UH, THE COASTAL COMMISSIONS PERMIT THE PROJECT AMENDMENT FOR THE COASTAL COMMISSION, AND THEIR APPROVAL PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES A PUBLIC ACCESS PORTION OF THIS PROJECT. IT'S NOT REALLY THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, BUT OTHER CONDITIONS, UM, THAT THE POSTAL COMMISSION IS PLACED ON THE PROJECT WITH RESPECT TO, UM, OTHER ELEMENTS SPECIFICALLY RIGHT NOW, THE, UH, AVAIL, YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POOL AND BE AVAILABLE AND WHO'S GONNA HAVE ACCESS AND WHEN. RIGHT, EXACTLY. SO ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THAT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S PRECISELY ACCURATE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE POOL PROJECT? OKAY, NEXT PROJECT, THAT'S ALSO THE BID AWARD PHASE. WE HAVE THE, OUR ENTRANCE CHANNEL, DRUGGING PROJECT AND BEACH NOURISHMENT. THE PROJECT WAS TO REMOVE 400,000 CUBIC YARDS OF ACCUMULATED SEDIMENTS WITHIN THE CHANNEL AND PLACE THAT ON, UM, FOR BENEFICIAL REUSE IN FRONT OF PENINSULA BEACH OR AT PENINSULA BEACH. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, UM, GRAPHICS THAT WERE PREPARED FOR OUR, OUR PERMIT APPLICATIONS ON THE SCREEN. UM, JUST FOR BACKGROUND AND, AND WE'RE COMPLETED TO DATE, THE COMMISSION DID APPROVE, UM, THE PERMIT FOR THIS ON JUNE 10TH, 2025. WE DID RECEIVE BIDS LAST WEEK. WE'RE CURRENTLY EVALUATING BIDS FOR RESPONSIVENESS AND WE'RE WITHIN THE, UM, PUBLIC CONTRACT CODES REQUIRED MANDATORY BID PROTEST PERIOD. SO WE DO NOT HAVE A, A, UH, STATEMENT ON BID RESPONSIVENESS JUST YET. THIS HAS NOT GONE TO BID YET. IT'S NOT GONE TO BID IT. WE RECEIVED BIDS LAST WEEK. OKAY. AND WE ARE STILL WITHIN A REVIEW PERIOD THAT'S REQUIRED, UM, INCLUDING A BID PROTEST PERIOD THAT'S, UM, THAT'S PART OF THE LIT BIDDING PROJECTS. WHEN DO YOU DISCLOSE LIKE HOW CLOSE THEY GOT TO THE EIGHT, THE 8.6 BUDGET? OH, I CAN SHARE THAT NOW. THE, THE BIDS ARE SLIGHTLY OVER BUDGET, SO, UM, BUT WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THE BIDS FOR RESPONSIVENESS. SO IT MIGHT NOT MATTER THAT THEY'RE OVER BUDGET BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DEEMED RESPONSIVE JUST YET. SO WE HAVE TO LET OUR PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF, UM, VALID CONTRACTORS LICENSE AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY SUBMITTED ALL THEIR MATERIALS AND QUALIFICATIONS, UM, ACCORDING, ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. THANK YOU. AND, AND FOR THE RECORD, UM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THERE IS NO ELEMENT IN THIS BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT TO DEAL WITH, UM, SORT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF THAT BEACH AND THE SAND AND, UM, A NOTION OF ANY KIND OF NATURE BASED SOLUTION TO KEEPING THE SAND IN PLACE. THERE IS NO DUNE HABITAT OR LANDSCAPING OR PLANTING AS PART OF THE DESIGN. AND I BELIEVE WE, UM, UM, DISCUSSED THAT AT A PRIOR COMMITTEE MEETING. YES. BUT THAT'S ACCURATE. UM, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? UM, TWO PROJECTS. UM, THE NEXT TWO IS OUR CURB AND PUMP REPAIR PROJECTS AT, UH, RAINBOW LAGOON. THE PUMP REPAIRS SPECIFICALLY AT THE LAGOON WERE, UM, HANDLED BY OUR COLLEAGUE KELLY ARMSTRONG AND HIS TEAM. UM, BUT FOR THE CURB REPAIRS THAT, UH, YOU SEE HERE FOR THE PERIMETER OF THE PROJECT, UM, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THOSE REPAIRS ARE ROUTING FOR, AGAIN, INTERNAL REVIEWS, LEGAL REVIEWS AND PREPARATION FOR BIDDING. UM, AND THE SAME THING IS, UH, FOR OUR PROJECTS TO FIX THE CONCRETE CURBS AND DECKING AND WATERPROOFING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, PROMENADE AND WALKWAY. SO THOSE ARE THE WALKWAYS THAT ESSENTIALLY CROSS OVER SHORELINE DRIVE AND THOSE THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO, UM, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR DOWNTOWN PUBLIC ACCESS, UM, COMPONENTS. AND SO THEY'VE JUST SEEN A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR OVER [00:25:01] THE YEARS. SO THE PROJECT IS TO, UM, ENSURE THAT WE KEEP WATER OUT OF THE DECK OF THE BRIDGE TO ENSURE THEIR LONGEVITY AND PERFORMANCE, BUT ALSO TO FIX, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, STAIRS THAT, AND, AND CONCRETE ON STAIRS LIKE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PHOTOS. SO THIS, UM, CONDITION IS, UH, A BIT PERVASIVE THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE AREA JUST BECAUSE OF THE AGE, UM, AND THE USE AND THEN THE SALT AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT. SO, UM, BY ADDRESSING THESE, WE FURTHER, UM, PREVENT, UM, ONGOING, UM, DETERIORATION AND CORROSION BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE, UM, A SPOT WHERE WATER CAN GET IN, IT'LL JUST CONTINUE TO DEGRADE FASTER AND FASTER. SO OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY ARREST THAT, UM, UM, CONDITION BEFORE IT GETS, IT GETS ANY WORSE AND SAME STATUS. UM, THIS IS ALSO ROUTING INTERNALLY FOR, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF BIDDING, BUT WE ANTICIPATE RELEASING THIS BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR PUBLIC BIDS. ANY QUESTIONS? AND THEN, UH, BELMONT PIER CONCRETE REPAIRS? UM, I FEEL LIKE I, IT'S THE SAME PROJECT ESSENTIALLY, BUT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. IT'S ALSO REPAIRING CONCRETE CURBS DECK AND, AND RAILING. UM, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PHOTOS OF THE CONDITION OF THE, THE SLABS ON THE SIDE, THE CURBING ITSELF. AND SO, UM, OUR PROJECT IS INTENDING TO REPAIR AND REPLACE SOME OF THESE CURBS, PATCH AND, AND REPAIR WHERE POSSIBLE. UM, AND CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE, UH, EARLY DESIGN PHASES, CONSTRUCTION DESIGN, UM, OR ENGINEERING PLAN DESIGN FOR BEES REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS. UM, ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT, UM, THAT WAS RECENTLY, UM, ADDED TO THIS, UM, PROJECT WAS TO ALSO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING THAT'S AT THE END OF THE PIER. UM, IT DID NOT RECEIVE A FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT LIKE OTHER, UH, PROJECTS OR BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY. SO, UM, WE'RE STUDYING THAT CONCESSION BUILDING RIGHT NOW AND IDENTIFYING THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FENCE. IS THERE ANYTHING DONE TO, UH, RISK MITIGATION SIDE THAT THERE'S PIECES OF THE CEMENT COMING OFF TO, TO SHORE UP THAT AREA OR PUT SOMETHING ALMOST LIKE THEY DID WITH THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE WITH THOSE DIAPERS ALONG? I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING. I'M NOT SURE IF PARKS KNOWS, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING TO THAT, UH, AFFECT OR EXTENT YOU CAN ASK THE GENERAL MANAGER. AND THEN WE'RE ALMOST DONE THROUGH THE PROJECT'S LIST. UM, WE HAVE OUR PROJECT AT NAPLES ISLAND, WHICH IS OUR SEAWALLS TIEBACKS PROJECT, UM, LOCATED WHERE YOU SEE THE CLOUD. UM, WE ARE IN THE PRELIMINARY PLANS AND PERMITTING PHASE. SO WE DID SUBMIT OUR REGULATORY PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, UM, AND ARE ADDRESSING QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, ON THE WORK. WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE ON THIS JUST YET. WE'RE GOING TO, UM, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER SENSE ONCE WE HAVE, UM, PERMITS IN HAND OR AT LEAST, UM, UM, A, A MEETING OR HEARING SCHEDULED. I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THAT EXPRESSION, TIE THAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YES. UM, SO IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THESE, UH, UM, OF NAPLES ISLAND IN THE 1990S AND TWO THOUSANDS, UM, ESSENTIALLY THESE RODS WERE INSERTED THROUGH THE WALLS AND GO BELOW THE HOMES TO HELP, UM, SECURE THE SEA WALLS IN PLACE. UM, SO THAT IS WHAT THE TIEBACK IS. IT'S A BROAD, UM, SYSTEM. UM, IF, IF I WASN'T RIGHT, OUR, ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS CAN, UM, THAT WAS GOOD. HELP CLARIFY . WILL THE REBUILD OF THE L BEACH YACHT CLUB HAVE ANY IMPACT WITH THAT? UM, THESE ARE VERY SEPARATE PROJECTS, UM, BUT THEY'RE NOT RELATED, SO I'M NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION WELL, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WERE, THEY WERE TESTING WITH THE SOIL AND THE DEPTH THAT A LOT OF THAT EQUIPMENT WAS NEAR WHERE THOSE TIEBACKS WERE PUT IN, THAT THEY'LL, THE FOOTING FOR THE REBUILD OF THE BELONGING CHALK CLUB THAT RECENTLY WAS APPROVED BY COASTAL MOISTURE. THESE ARE, THEY'RE PRETTY SEPARATE LOCATIONS? YES. SO THE TIEBACKS ARE, [00:30:01] ARE HYPERLOCAL, IT'S JUST ON THE, UH, BASICALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOMES AND UNDER THE HOMES. SO IT WOULD NOT, UM, AFFECT ANYTHING THEY DO WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED AND VICE VERSA. AND THEN SORRENTO TRAIL. UM, SO WE, WE DO HAVE THIS OUTSTANDING, UM, CONDITION THAT, UH, WE'VE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION. UM, SO WE STARTED, UM, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, UH, PRELIMINARY DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS, UM, FOR RESTORING A WALKWAY AND TRAIL ALONG SORENTO. SO WHERE YOU KIND OF SEE THE GREEN, UM, UH, COLORING IN THIS IMAGE, UM, WE HAVE INITIATED THE PROJECT TO, UH, FORMALIZE THE TRAIL IN WHAT WE CONSIDER OR WHAT IS LISTED IN THE PERMITS AS SORRENTO TRAIL SEGMENT ONE, WHICH IS THE AREA I'M HOVERING MY MOUSE OVER. UM, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE, UM, INVESTIGATION PHASE FOR THAT. UM, WE ARE, UM, IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING, UM, GEOTECHNICAL, UM, STARTED AND AUTHORIZED, UM, AND WE SHOULD HAVE, UM, PLANS, UH, BEFORE THE END OF SPRING 2026, UH, TO ESSENTIALLY, UM, ADVANCE INTO DETAILED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. SO, UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE THIS PROJECT IS AT. UM, THIS SEGMENT ONE, UH, IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, LIKE I MENTIONED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION IN ORDER TO DELIVER THE, IN ORDER EVEN TO APPLY FOR PHASE THREE OF THE NAVAL SEA PROJECT. SO IF A TENACIOUS PEDESTRIAN WANTED TO GO WALK THAT NOW, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? OH, YES, BECAUSE IT IS, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW, UH, IN SEGMENT ONE. YES, THERE'S CERTAIN AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE A TRAIL, UM, AND THERE'S NOTHING THERE THAT HAD, UM, HOMEOWNERS OR PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE INSTALLED THAT WOULD BLOCK A PEDESTRIAN FROM WALKING ALONG THERE. FROM SEGMENT ONE. THERE ARE SOME PICNIC TABLES, BUT THEY ARE, YOU CAN VERY MUCH WALK AND THAT'S AS OF WHEN, UM, THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. THEY'RE SHOWN, NO, NOT THE PICNIC TABLES. ANY OTHER, UM, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD IMPEDE A PEDESTRIAN FROM WALKING IN THERE? CURRENTLY? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF FOR SEGMENT ONE. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ACCESSIBLE NOW AS, AS NOT, PROBABLY NOT LEGALLY LIKE IN THE LEGAL TERMS, ACCESSIBLE, BUT YOU CAN, WE ALL CAN GO THERE RIGHT NOW AND LOCK IT AND OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE DONE SO IN THIS PHOTO. WHAT DOES WANT EVERYTHING? NO, SO THIS IS SEGMENT ONE HERE. OKAY. UM, IT IS IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENT HOMES. GOT IT. AND THEN SEGMENT TWO, UM, CONTINUES AND THEN SEGMENT AND SEGMENT THREE CONTINUES AS WELL. SO, UM, UM, AS COMMISSIONER, UH, CAER KNOWS, UM, THE COMMISSION BROKE UP THE, THE TRAIL INTO, UM, IDENTIFI IDENTIFIABLE SEGMENTS TO DELIVER IN, IN BASES. SO OUR ABILITY, THE SUE'S ABILITY TO, TO DO WORK ON IN THE CANALS IS ONLY AFTER SEGMENT ONE TRAIL IS FIXED OR THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE TRAIL. GOOD QUESTION. AN EXAMPLE. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO EVEN APPLY FOR REGULATORY PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE NAPLES PHASE THREE SEA WALLS SEGMENT ONE MUST BE DELIVERED IN AND ACCEPTED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION DELIVERED OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT BEFORE PHASE THREE CAN BREAK GROUND, IT'S BEFORE WE CAN EVEN SUBMIT A PAPER DOCUMENT TO THEM SAYING WE WANT TO, UM, RESTORE AND REHABILITATE THE PHASE THREE SEA. THEY CAN THEORETICALLY REJECT OUR APPLICATION AND SAY, YOU CAN ONLY SUBMIT ONCE YOU SHOW ME YOU DELIVERED SEGMENT ONE. SO THAT'S HOW THE PERMITS ARE, ARE WRITTEN RIGHT NOW. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD YOU A COPY OF THE PERMITS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. THAT'S OKAY. GOOD ANSWER. THANK YOU. AND, AND VERY BRIEFLY, FOR THE PURPOSES OF, UM, THE PUBLIC, HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND VERY BRIEFLY, IT'S THE NOTION THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS ALONG THAT STRETCH OF TRAIL THAT HAVE MISTAKEN THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR, UH, PUBLIC ACCESS, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC. AND THAT'S ALL CITY OF LONG BEACH AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA COAST COMMISSION. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE, UM, A WALK ALONG THAT AREA OF NAPLES ISLAND [00:35:02] BECAUSE OF A MISUNDERSTANDING OVER TIME IN PER RESPECT PUBLIC ACCESS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND THE CONFUSION THAT MIGHT HAVE, UM, EXISTED FOR THE HOMEOWNERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT INDY, THERE IS A PUBLIC ACCESS TRAIL THERE. SO ALL GOOD NEWS, THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL PROJECT THAT WILL ENABLE, UM, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO MOVE AHEAD WITH IMPORTANT PROJECTS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE, BUT ALSO THE NOTION OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO WALK ALONG THAT BEACH. I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE IS NO DIFFUSION. SO THAT'S . THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON SEGMENT ONE, SOTO TRAIL, AND THEN I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST PROJECT ON THE LIST, ALAMEDOS BAY WATER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. UM, IT IS STILL IN THE SAME PHASE, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND THE DRAFT EIR WILL BE RELEASED IMMINENTLY. UM, WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS EITHER, IF IT'S NOT SEPTEMBER, IT IS IN OCTOBER. SO THE, THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THIS IS OUR CALL, OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE PLANNING BUREAU. SO, UM, JUST PURSUANT TO , UM, THEY'RE THE INDEPENDENT, UH, BODY. UM, AND THEN WE AS PUBLIC WORKS ARE, ARE THE PROJECT APPLICANT. SO THIS PROCESS, UH, RESIDES SOLELY WITH OUR PLANNING, UM, ENTITY FOR ENTITLEMENT. UM, AND THIS IS THE, UM, AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THE DRAFT EIR PHASE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS RELEASED SOON, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN SPECIFICALLY. UM, SO IT SAYS HERE, READING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT. SO I'M CURIOUS HOW THE NEW LIMITATIONS ON THAT, UM, ACT, UH, WILL IMPACT THIS PROJECT. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT WITH RELATED TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE? THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I'M FAMILIAR WITH. RIGHT. WELL, I MEAN IT BECAUSE HAVE CERTAIN PROJECTS NOW FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OR AT LEAST COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW WHETHER THE CITY CONSIDERS THIS PROJECT TO BE ONE OF THOSE. I I'M NOT SURE THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR OUR PLANNING HERE, BUT I BELIEVE IF THEY'RE PLANNING TO RELEASE A DIRECT EIR THAT SIGNALS TO ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE EXEMPT. RIGHT. BUT I DON'T, THEY STILL ARE. I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. UM, DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BESIDES ME? UM, THEN THE ONLY THING I'M GONNA SAY, WHICH I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE, IS TO CALL IT FISH FROM HUMPS WHEN IT MOVES THE FISH INTO THE RIVER WHERE THEY THEN DIE. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT. COULD BE THAT YOU THINK IT'S WORTH IT TO BUILD A PROJECT, BUT IT'S NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. I THINK IT'S THE PROJECT, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF THAT DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. WE'LL, I'LL BE SURE TO PASS IT ALONG. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE UPDATES FOR THIS QUARTER. UM, THIS IS OUR PROJECT TEAM'S EMAIL, IT'S TITLE ONE CIP AT LONG BEACH GOV. IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WELL, I I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. YES, IF YOU REMISS IF WE DIDN'T ASK ABOUT THE, UH, KEY ONES WITHIN THE MARINE BUREAU. UM, THE, THE LARGE, UM, SLIPS AS DOCKS AS YOU COME IN FOR THE LARGER BOATS AND THE RESTROOMS, THE MAGICAL SIX ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED WHEN IT WAS GOING BACK THROUGH ON SOME OF THE RITA FUNDS, AND I THINK SOME OF THOSE HAVE TITLE AS WELL. AND YEAH, I BELIEVE, UM, AS OF THIS TUESDAY, IF THOSE WERE IN THE FY 26 BUDGET, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN CONSIDERED APPROVED AS PART OF FY 26. AND I THINK ANY, I'M NOT SURE WHICH OF THE SIX TODD WERE ON THE FY 26, UM, CIP LIST, BUT YES, THOSE WOULD BE PROJECTS AND, UM, THOSE WOULD REQUIRE A PROJECT MANAGER SUCH AS YOU GO TO MANAGE OR ANYONE ON OUR TEAM. THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO EXCITED. , WE ARE, WE, WE HAVE, WE ARE HIRING. AND SO THOSE, UM, FIVE OR SIX PROJECTS WOULD BE, UM, INITIATED AND WE WOULD, UM, WORK WITH MARINE BUREAU ALSO TO DO ANY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, TO GET PUBLIC INPUT SET UP, YOU KNOW, SCOPING GOALS, REQUIREMENTS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, [00:40:01] WE DON'T START ON PROJECTS UNTIL THERE'S FUNDING IN PLACE. SO THAT ACTUALLY HELPS THE, THE FORMALIZATION OF THOSE FIVE PROJECTS, FIVE OR SIX PROJECTS IN THE CIE WOULD ALLOW US TO BASICALLY, UM, START OVER TO INITIATE THEM. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE A PROJECT MANAGER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. UM, SO THAT'S ALL. OH, I HAVE A COMMENT IN GENERAL. UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, UH, OFFER KUDOS TO, UM, , UH, FOR BEING INVITED TO THE JUDICIAL SHORE IN BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE NEXT MONTH, WHICH IS HAPPENING IN LONG BEACH. IT'S OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THE 10TH IN DOWNTOWN. CHARLENE'S GOING TO BE MAKING A PRESENTATION ON THE, UH, COLORADO LAGOON RESTORATION IN PUBLIC IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ARE INVOLVED IN THIS AS A PROFESSION. SO, UH, THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN A C WALL HERE PROJECT, UH, PRESENTATION MADE IN FRONT OF THE SAME CONFERENCE. SO FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A FUTURE RESERVATION IN, UM, WETLANDS NERD, UM, I THINK IT'S FABULOUS THAT THE CITY OF ROME JUST MAKING THIS KIND OF PUBLIC, UH, ACCESS FOR, YOU KNOW, SCIENTISTS AND, UH, OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS AS A PROFESSION. THIS GROUP DEALS WITH, UM, ISSUES LIKE DOING RESTORATION AREA, BEACH MANAGEMENT, SEA LEVEL ADAPTATION, SEA WALL DESIGN, AND NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OUR COASTAL ZONE. SO, UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, KNOWING THAT YOU'LL A PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS COLORADO LAGOON, AND MAY I MAKE A REQUEST THAT YOUR PRESENTATION POSSIBLY BE GIVEN IN FRONT OF THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION AT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, WOULD BE FABULOUS TO HEAR ABOUT, UH, THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING UNDER TIDELANDS AND, UM, THE CITY'S ES OF MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT. SO PUTTING THAT OUT THERE AND HOPING THAT WE CAN INVITE YOU TO MAKE THAT SAME PRESENTATION ON THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, UH, CERTAINLY WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO. IT'S ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PART OF LONG BEACH AND THE DESIGN CONSULTANTS ANCHOR QEA AND FOCUSED ON THE MITIGATION BANK AND THE PARTNERSHIP AND HOW IT TAKES, UM, A LOT OF EFFORT AND PARTNERSHIPS TO DELIVER LARGE SCALE RESTORATION PROJECTS. SO WE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. AND I THINK IT'S, UH, THE NOTION THAT, UM, PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH, UH, HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN COLORADO LAGOON, BUT THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE, ENTIRE PICTURE, WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THAT MOVING FORWARD. SO, UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, TO HELP PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT IN PUBLIC AS WELLS IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THIS, UH, THIS WORLD OF, OF, UM, SCIENCE WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I THINK IT'S AMAZING THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS BEING ABLE TO, UH, SHARE THAT KIND OF SUCCESS STORY IN WHAT IT TAKES IN OUR WORLD TODAY IN ORDER FOR A PROJECT LIKE THAT. KUDOS. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, SO I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART OF THE AGENDA. I WANNA THANK YOU CHARLENE, FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AND PROVIDING SUCH COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION. IT'S CLEAR IT TOOK, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIME, PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER FOR US, SO THANK YOU. UM, SO NOW, UM, COMMENT, UM, IS THAT YOU MELINDA, THE PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M SORRY? IS THERE PUBLIC COMMENT OR QUESTION? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THEY CAN BE PUBLIC. IT'S IT'S PUBLIC COMMENT. SO ABOUT PRESENTATION, ABOUT, UM, NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. SO IF YOU WANNA STAND UP AND DOES EVERYONE KNOW MRS. MELINDA AND USE THE MICROPHONE? THAT'D BE GREAT. ACTUALLY, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT, OKAY, THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M DELMONT HERE. I WAS READING THE ARTICLE FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2017 WHEN TWO DOCKS, UH, THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE, THAT SERVED THE BOATS, UH, BOAT ENDED UP ON THE SAND. THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED, SO THE LAKE CANNOT USE THOSE DOCKS. AND, UH, SUPERVISOR IS PLANNING A SHIP THAT WILL BRING PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH FOR 28. AND I, THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE A AND THEY WALK TO IT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT? IT'S JUST, I, I WORKED AT TELEVISION APPEARED IS GONNA BE THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY WATCH AND IT'S, I REALLY APPRECIATE UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE CITY GOING. THANK YOU. IS THAT A NON ITEM? THEM [00:45:01] IS YOU COMMENTING ON? SO, UM, YOU COULD TAKE THAT INFORMATION, RESPOND WHEN APPROPRIATE. GREAT. HARD TO KEEP. WE CAN IZE IT NEXT TIME. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYONE? YEAH, SO IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND WITH SAYING DEAL, IF YOU CAN SAY WHO YOU ARE AND USE THE MICROPHONE. I THINK THAT'S JUST HELPFUL FOR, I THINK THIS IS BEING RECORDED. OKAY. UM, MY NAME'S BRIAN COCHRAN, I RESIDENT AND RESIDENT OF SPECIFIC AREA. UH, I THINK THE CONFUSION JUST FLAG WAS THAT THOUGH IT SEEM TO BE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PRESENTATION, COMMENT IN GENERAL, BUT WAS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PRESENTATION OF THAT AGENDA ITEM? YES, YES. I DON'T SEE IT ON THE AGENDA AT THE TIME. YES, IT GOES, IT DOES GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION. YES. OKAY. I'M SORRY. DIDN'T YOU? YES, IT DOES GO TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER PRESENTATION, COMMENT ON PRESENTATION ABSOLUTELY. BE PUBLIC COMMENT IN GENERAL, CORRECT. SECONDARILY CORRECT. OKAY. I'M COMMENTING ABOUT THE PRESENTATION AND THAT AGENDA. I SPECIFICALLY, OKAY. AS I SAID, I'M A RESIDENT OF THE PEER AREA AND THE TWO SLIDES THAT MOST CAUGHT MY INTEREST AND THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS THAT THOSE ARE DIRECTLY IN MY BACKYARD AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE PROJECTS DATING BACK AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED THERE. BUT MOST ACTIVELY SINCE 2018 WHEN A COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE TIME BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY OUT FOR THOSE PEER REVITALIZATION, PEER PROJECTS IN THE ADJACENT AREA. SO I WANT TO EXPRESS SOMETHING AND IT'S A QUESTION, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M THE ONLY PERSON FOR MY IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY CAN BE HERE ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AND I APPLAUD THIS COMMISSION FOR BEING FORWARD ON MONITORING AND GATEKEEPING AND, AND KEEPING TRACK OF THESE PROJECTS. BUT I WILL SAY THE ASK IS THIS, HOW WOULD WE NOT HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATIONS TO THOSE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED SO THAT THEY KNOW UPDATES LIKE THIS ARE COMING IN THE SENSE THAT THE PEER ALONE WENT FROM HAVING A BRAND NEW PEER VISION PROJECT THAT I WORKED AND ATTEND THREE MEETINGS ON BACK IN 2018 AND 19, UH, SOMEWHERE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD BE HAVING GIANT CIRCLE, OVAL PIER THAT WOULD EMERGE. AND THEN SOMEHOW SINCE THAT PERIOD WE'VE NOW EVOLVED TO THE, THERE'S NOTHING LOOKING FORWARD WITH THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE REPAIRING A PIER THAT DOESN'T BARELY FUNCTION ANYMORE AS MS. COTTON MENTIONED. AND THAT THERE'S GRAND VISIONS FOR WHICH IMPLEMENTING. SO MY ASK IS TO FIGURE OUT THE MECHANISM SO THAT PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS CAN, WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMISSION LIKE THIS, BUT CAN BE INVOLVED WITH UPDATES, HAVE MEANINGFUL INPUT. THE LAST PEER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS ACTIVE, WE WERE PUTTING DOTS ON VISIONS AND CONCEPTS. THE PEER CONCEPT THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY YEARS LATER, TWO YEARS LATER WAS NOT THE ONE THAT WAS PICKED. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT INPUT TOOK PLACE. WE DUNNO WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS OR WHICH BODIES WEIGHED INTO WIND UP WITH THE VISION THAT NOBODY HAD. AND THEN WE WIND UP HAVING A NON-PEER HERE THAT IS IN DISREPAIR SITES THAT IT CAN'T BE FUNCTIONAL WITHOUT BEING REPAIRS FOR THINGS. SO ON THAT FRONT END IN THE POOL AS WELL DIRECTLY AFFECTING MY COMMUNITY, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH SO THAT WE CAN QUANTIFY THIS AND HAVE INPUT. WE DON'T SEE THAT IN MY COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. AND I IMPLORE WHATEVER MECHANISMS AND TOOLS YOU HAVE TO PREVENT FORWARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE IT DOES IMPACT PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOWN ABOUT IT IF I DIDN'T KNOW THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS. I TOOK NOTES. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? UM, ALL RIGHT. ANNOUNCEMENTS. CAN I ADJOURN? IS THERE ANY REASON NOT TO, I'M GONNA ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID AND, AND THE REPORT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.